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02. nueva Esperanza - IDEC Competition
Junior Year | One Week | 538 SF | Bogota, Colombia
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Team Project with Savannah Mullin, Valerlie Huguet and Debby Calles
Nueva Esperanza is one of many environmentally free-standing homes in Bogota, Colombia. These living spaces were granted by the Colombian government for Venezuelan refugees seeking protection, allowing these refugees to obtain a ten year residency in this country as well as access to public education, health care and the job market.
Focusing on the bridge between Colombian and Venezuelan design, a non-profit company: conceptos plasticos and friends have stepped in to aid the building of these free-standing homes made from recycled materials. Reflecting the surrounding area and the cultures of both these ethnicities, the company incorporated the use of natural abudant materials of concrete, clays, and woven materials, emphasizing primary colors to contrast the natural colors of the landscape.
Flexible Living Quarters
The open floor plan allows for intimacy between the family and the ability to co-exist among the close space.
Spatial Diagrams
color scheme/ Materials
The color scheme is drawn from common materials and influences of Columbian culture. The cream is drawn from linen like fabrics, common in high heat temperatures. The brown is drawn from the woven textures of baskets while the peach is displayed from common clay, used in structural buildings. The blue alludes to one of many common colors used in woven blankets while the dark purple comes from the directional tie on the sky on a journey.
Symbolism
Red, Blue, and Yellow are the country colors of both Venezuela and Colombia. The symbol of interwoven lines show the co-existing similarities between the cultures of both countries.
Cross Section
The symbolic tricoloring of both countries along with the images display the travel hardships many refugees face, carrying only the things on their backs.
The images collaged with this map show refugees journey’s, as well as the non profits who’s goals are to aid those in need.
